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Local State Capacity

Local State Capacity is a dimension of state capacity denoting the institutional ability of subnational governmental bodies to effectively implement policies, enforce rules, and deliver public goods within a defined territorial jurisdiction, distinguished by its focus on administrative reach, resource mobilization, and bureaucratic coordination at the local level.

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2017–2026

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444

The Vulnerability of Cities: Natural Disasters and Social Resilience

Environmental Sciences · 2005 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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State Capacity and Local Agent Control in China: CCP Cadre Management from a Township Perspective

Maria Edin · The China Quarterly · 2003 · 825 citations

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The Role of the Local State in China's Transitional Economy

Jean C. Oi · The China Quarterly · 1995 · 762 citations

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Building State Capacity: Evidence from Biometric Smartcards in India

Karthik Muralidharan, Paul Niehaus, Sandip Sukhtankar · American Economic Review · 2016 · 456 citations · Full text

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The depths of the cuts: the uneven geography of local government austerity

Mia Gray, Anna Barford · Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society · 2018 · 420 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. DA
    Daron Acemoğlu

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    5 publications · 750 citations

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  2. DK
    Devesh Kapur

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    4 publications · 364 citations

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  3. JF
    Juan F. Vargas

    Universidad del Rosario, Colombia

    4 publications · 145 citations

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  4. KM
    Karthik Muralidharan

    University of California San Diego, United States

    4 publications · 543 citations

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  5. RK
    Reid Kreutzwiser

    University of Guelph, Canada

    4 publications · 291 citations

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Institutions

460

  1. City University of Hong Kong

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    9 h-index

    11 publications

    436 citations

  2. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    6 publications

    266 citations

  3. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    7 h-index

    14 publications

    395 citations

  4. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    1.3K citations

  5. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    357 citations

  6. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    719 citations

  7. Harvard University Press

    Cambridge, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    740 citations

  8. World Bank

    Washington, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    786 citations

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  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 18 publications · 503 citations

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  2. American Political Science Review

    9 publications · 789 citations

    9

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  3. World Development

    9 publications · 792 citations

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  4. Public Administration and Development

    9 publications · 473 citations

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  5. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 7 publications · 718 citations

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